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Moment and moments - Part 2

How do you embrace and resolve parts of yourself that cause discomfort? The first step is recognizing that none of the Essence that is You is bad, good, or anything else other than just being. You are, and being You is enough validation. I am not talking about actions and/or responses to Experience. I am referring to the Essence that is You. Responses are not You.You are validated, just as You . . .

Success is a Choice

Taking Charge and Getting Results: The Choice is YoursA very successful entrepreneur in the direct sales industry, I have found there are two kinds of people in the world, those who would like success and those who are serious about success. There really is no in between. Think about it. Everyone wants success in their life; they want to make more money, have more time, have less stress and rea. . .

Humanity Is Striving For Perfection. Are We Judging Ourse...

What does it mean to be perfect? Many people strive for ‘perfection’ in their life, through their work, their family, and their love lives. All the time we hear about, or are even called ‘perfectionists’, and usually in a negative context. There have been many great humans throughout history that we choose to revere and respect because of their virtuous deeds, but were they perfect? It probably. . .

Leadership: Leaders Must Create, Duplicate And Propagate ...

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. - Dwight EisenhowerWithout fail, a true leader’s effectiveness can only be confirmed when they are able to cultivate other leaders from ones team.A truly gifted leader directs ones team down the path of success through a vision; an even better leader puts forth great lessons for his people to . . .

How To Optimize And Free Up Your Time

Time is one of the most important resources that we have. Time is one thing that you can’t swap, borrow or purchase. We are all given the same 24 hours to each day. Even with all of our modern day time saving conveniences such as e-mail, fax machines, microwaves and dish washers, there is no way to get more hours into your day. It is up to each of us to make the very best use of our time since . . .

Moment and Moments - Part 1

"In Moment is incalculable value." - AwiaThe idea of being in the moment is essential to the spiritual Path. The moment is where life is actually taking place, so being there is crucial to making conscious choices. Successful people have learned the discipline of focusing in the present in order to help them make timely and appropriate decisions.The practice is also referred to as being in the . . .

The Secret of the Void

All Alone in Here Several years ago I had a quiet but intense experience at the wedding of a close friend. I was early, and as I sat at my table I watched the other guests entering the room. One came in elated, dancing like a performer on stage. Another was withdrawn, inward, as if mulling over some sadness or pain. Some were eating, some talking, some laughing and some sitting quietly. But wh. . .

Advantages of Time Management

The advantages of time management include reducing stress, gaining time, reducing avoidance, while promoting reviews and eliminating cramming. Another advantage is that managing time helps us to stay motivated while we avoid procrastination.The trick to successful time management is setting up goals that work, while having an awareness of those goals and prioritizing your list of goals. When yo. . .

How To Use A Journal To Cut Your Stress

Are you looking for some inside information on journaling? Here's an up-to-date report from journaling experts who should know. Writing in your journal on a regular basis can actually help you prevent stress. You will learn to think out your problems in an organized way. You will learn how to express yourself and release emotions and anxieties. You learn how to manage your life more productivel. . .

Asking Empowering Questions

Questions guide us in all that we do. Some questions we ask to ourselves; some to others. We walk into a room and think or ask, "What's going on here?" We hear the telephone ring and wonder, "Who's that?" We see a friend and ask, usually quite automatically, "How are you?"Not every question has a question mark at the end. For example, "I wonder if I'll have trouble falling to sleep tonight." Or. . .

Who Is The Master?

I wanted to kick off this article by reflecting back to 1985. I was a young boy watching Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon movie with a few of my friends. Like most boys I was amazed by the speed and grace of martial arts.For those of you not familiar with the movie; the main character Leroy Green (a.k.a. Bruce Leroy) searches for the "master" to reach his final level of martial arts mastery known . . .

Thoughts on Abundance for Personal Empowerment

Abundance resonates with creativity and living from the overflow and knowing there is enough. It is a consciousness in which no fear exists. Abundance relates to self-esteem, prosperity, time, relationships, career, nature, money, vacations, rest, work, sexuality, laughter, confidence. Everything!!!Abundance: What it is; What it isn't Here's a concept that is the basis of many of my thoughts an. . .

Guided Meditation for Empowered Consciousness

My definition of "meditation" is a somewhat broad one. I consider it's an opportunity for each of us to realize our higher consciousness (or to realize our oneness with our higher consciousness) and to let go of resistance.Benefits and Techniques of MeditationThere are many benefits to meditation, which I see as side effects or extras, rather than the primary purpose of meditation. However, man. . .

Five Types of Affirmations for Empowerment

Five categories of affirmations support you in manifesting powerful change. These five categories or types of affirmations have emerged from my consulting work with clients and workshop participants. You may work with affirmations in every category concurrently, or you may focus on a different category each day or each week. It is important that affirmations you select resonate with you, that i. . .

Ask For And Go For What You Want

Do you think that brand new laptop that you saw at Circuit city will just magically appear in your home, or what about those projects that you know you need to start, do you think they will start themselves? Hey, what about that quiet time that you really need? Do you think your children will magically disappear for a few hours after drawing you a nice hot bubble bath? Heck No!So, think to your. . .

Don't Get Sued: Five Communication Tips For Physicians

Today’s physician is busier than ever before. Managed care headaches, too many patients, electronic medical records, and other emerging technology make some physicians feel that they simply don’t have enough time to communicate with each patient. According to Dr. Peter Barnett, an internist and assistant professor at University of New Mexico, "the time you spend up-front frequently saves time l. . .

Adventures in Relieving Stress in Your Home

Energy from emotional and physical stress has a tendency to spread into your immediate environment. It can take away the feeling of sanctuary you need in order to relax and unwind. The good news is that you can get rid of that accumulation of negative energy. You can create a haven that you will feel happy, secure, and productive in. The following suggestions should help.Let’s first define what. . .

3 Ways You Can Live Like Oprah Today

Who wouldn’t want to live like Oprah? She has billions of dollars to do with however she likes. She has luxurious estates in beautiful places. She has powerful and influential friends. She is adored by millions and has influence beyond comprehension. Yet, these things are not what inspired my article. What I am sharing may surprise you. So how do we mere mortals get to live like Oprah? . . .

Bluebeard: A Case Study on Some Women's Dating Habits.

Now since the ancient days of the traveling mistral or fireside Shaman, every culture around the world had storytellers that instructed youths and adults on how to find happiness when it seemed to be lost. Knowing that people sometimes can not bring claim to their problems or just will be simply bored with allot of technical jargon. So they invented fabulous stories to captivate our imagination. . .

Simplicity, Patience And Compassion: The Three Treasures

According to Eastern tradition there are three treasures on the pathway to enlightenment: simplicity, patience and compassion. At first glance, such simple ideas. Yet after contemplation one easily recognizes: it’s these basic thoughts, when woven into our day, that can lead each of us to a contemplative, peaceful and more fulfilling life.In this short article then, I invite you to take a page . . .

Let Go Of The Past And Look To The New Year

Do not begin the New Year by mentioning to yourself or othersall your losses and sorrows. You must let the past go...If a good friend gave you a present (say a nice new pair of shoes) would you insult her by throwing them aside and describing all the beautiful pairs of shoes you have had and already worn out in the past?The New Year has given you the structure and material for a fresh start in . . .

Goals; Why does Everyone in the Office Drive the Same Car?

What are your goals?Goals are something we put out in front of ourselves to reach one day. But who sets our goals. If someone else had set them for you to reach, should you attain them or another. If they belong to another why should you ever reach those goals, they are not for you. But the more we try the more disheartened we become. In this case our failures are our saviors. They, our failure. . .

The Hurdles Of Commuting

Commuters have unique hurdles to overcome. How to stay connected to family and community, how to meet personal needs when large chunks of time are taken from the day, how to limit wear and tear and stress from body and mind that commuting over the years evokes are just a few. The typical worker commutes 35 minutes one way and uses a car to get to work. Whether your commute is 20 minutes long or. . .

Mom Entrepreneur Mentors: “The Things I Wish I Would Have...

Moms are busy people. Raising a family makes you busy, but when you throw in the added responsibilities of running a business, you may feel like a professional juggler trying your hardest every day not to “drop the ball”. Today’s Mom Entrepreneurs are so busy juggling their family and business, some days it may be difficult to find time to breathe. The Business Mom believes the benefit and good. . .

Clear Your Mental Space

Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion – like stress, anger, or frustration.What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re do. . .

Adventures in Relieving Stress

Whether we are at work, traveling, or at home, we’ve all had bad days. Those stressful times can be difficult, but important, to shake. Your mental, emotional, and physical health depends on you to find ways to relax and regain equilibrium. I’m going to be sharing some practices that you can do to help throw off that stress and reclaim your Happy Self in no time!First, let me explain a little b. . .

Lord of the Rings: A Story For The Lost Yuppie!

Tolkien followed the tradition of the Nibelunglied from Norse Mythology of a Wife who brow beats her husband to remove all emotion from his life so he may in turn bury that part in his children and kill all logical opposition to him. For if he can not control his own life or wife's, who else can he push around besides his children?This is the predecessor for all Dragon stories. Not only that it. . .

When Your Anxieties And Stresses Become Difficult To Handle

Your fears, anxieties, and other problems have the best of you and you don’t know where to turn for help. At some point you feel totally helpless as you struggle each day. What do you do? Here are a few suggestions on how to get out of this situation.Always remember to get all of the facts of the given situation. Gathering the facts can prevent us from relying on exaggerated and fearful assumpt. . .

Improve IQ

Can you improve IQ and brainpower in general? You bet, and it isn't always difficult. I write about dozens of techniques for iq and general brainpower improvement, and I have seen IQ scores go up by applying these techniques. A more usable brain is more important than a score, though, so sit down with a cup of coffee (your first IQ improvement tip) and take notes as you read through the list be. . .

Why Working Hard Is Not Enough by Yanik Silver

As I was sitting here writing out this newsletter we had a chimney repairman and a landscaper come out to the house. Out of my window I could see both of them doing their jobs. Let me tell you these guys work *hard*.Both of them get up very early in the morning and put in a full day's work. The chimney repairman is dangerously perched at least 50 feet above the ground for most of the day. And o. . .

The No-Fail Way To Get Anything You've Ever Wanted

If you really want to reach the goals you set for yourself this year, simply writing them down as a list and telling your friends is just not going to cut it.Reaching your goals is easy when you use this formula...Consistency + Desire - Fear = YOUR GOALThere are 3 simple keys to setting and acheiving your goals...Key #1: ConsistencyIf you're going to reach a goal, you NEED to be consistent. Mos. . .

Positive Mind, Successful Life

It took me a long time to realise the benefits of positive thinking. I had often heard people mention that if you think positive, positive things will happen to you, I used to think they were a bit weird. I now believe they were right and this article explains why.Growing up through the difficult teenage years and into my early twenties, I felt very sorry for myself. I used to think I was the m. . .

Learn How To Meditate

"MEDITATE".. focus one's mind for a time for relaxation or spiritual purposes / think carefully about... As I suspect you already know, this is easier said than done. However once mastered this will make for a most amazing pasttime, and remains without a doubt a worthy pursuit. It is with this in mind that I have decided to create this meditation course, which will step by step show you how to . . .

Keeping up with the Joneses

We are currently living in a capitalist society. Where everyone has to earn a living in order to survive and we also want more. I personally do not have a problem with our way of living. However, what really bothers me is the nonsense of keeping up with the Joneses. Not only do we want bigger and better things. We also want to be better than everyone else. Is this a healthy way to live?No, I do. . .

How to Creatively Think Your Way Out of Your Problems

Have you caught yourself saying that there could be no other solution to a problem, and that the problem just leads to a dead end? Have you sometimes felt stumped feeling that a problem can't be solved? Did it feel like you had exhausted all possibilities and yet you still have this large, unconquerable mountain before you?The pressure of having to solve such a problem may be overwhelming, but . . .

The Lazy Man's Steps to Becoming Self Motivated

I’m speaking from experience here. I used to consider myself to be a lazy person. It took great effort and careful planning for me to get off my duff and become a self-motivated person. To be successful, you must be able to motivate yourself. The steps I am about to share with you, I learned from my own experience and by observing the methods of some very successful people.Figure out your “. . .

Anger Management Seminars

If you have problems controlling your temper, you may want to consider enrolling in one of the many popular anger management seminars. There are sure to be some available in your area. If not, you can always suggest that a social services organization sponsor one of these anger management seminars. They are helpful and often fun ways to deal with a potentially distressing problem that can affec. . .

Whatever…

I don’t really know if this is a word that is used a lot any more by teenagers even though I have been the recipient of the term on a couple of occasions when my granddaughter wasn’t especially pleased with the instructions I had given her. The thing that brings “whatever” to mind right now is the African Gray parrot that is sitting on the door of her cage about six feet from me. Yep, that’s . . .

Learn How To Get Seven Lives

Have you ever heard the phrase or popular notion that states, “That cats have seven lives?” Wouldn’t it be nice to have seven lives too? Think about you can die a total of seven time and come right back to life. Well since this might be interesting I can explain to you, how I have lived more than one life. This way you can do the same thing too. Now relax, when I speak about living many differe. . .

Changing Beliefs of TV's Celebrity Big Brother Contestants

Ok, ok, so I admit it, I have watched one or two episodes of celebrity big brother on the TV here in the UK in past couple of weeks. I am not a reality game show fanatic, however, I find it fascinating. One thing that I have found fascinating is how different people react to others just because of what they believed before they entered the house rather than treating individuals on the basis of . . .

Lose the Weight You Want Forever

I know this is the time of year when there is all kinds of information available about weight loss. If everyone has the information available to him or her, then why is losing weight so difficult? The answer is relatively simple for those of us who have added some extra weight—we need to eat less and exercise more. So, why do we continually find ourselves in the same place year after year with . . .

15 Magic Minutes

This morning while I was out walking I realized, after the first mile, that I shouldn't have had all that water beforehand, if you get my drift. And I had four more miles to go!I suppose I could have ducked into a neighborhood gas station restroom, but I was too embarrassed. So I walked and walked and walked, my bladder feeling fuller by the minute.Why am I telling you this? Because the way I g. . .

Do You Need Anger Management?

Anger management is not just for crazed maniacs or disgruntled executives. Learning how to manage minor and major irritations is something everyone needs to do. You may want to start by obtaining general anger management information and progress to enrolling in an anger management class. But first you need to recognize classic symptoms of uncontrolled rage that will alert you to the need for an. . .

Life Coach, Another Trend?

”Go-Go-Go” Is life coaching another American New Age fad, delivering yet another empty promise of helping us live better lives?Whether we want to lose weight, get a new job, succeed in business, more education, relationship help, financial relief, smoking, drugs or alcohol cessation, help with depression, overall happiness and countless others, everyone has changes we’d like to see made in our . . .

You Want to Do What You Want to Do and That is That; Then...

Social DutyIf you are doing exactly as is expected from the outside world, you might not be living the life you had expected. Are you trying to make other people happy without knowing how to make yourself happy. It is too much the same with trying to love someone else when you do not truly love yourself. The Golden Rule only works through self respect and self love. If you expect no better from. . .

Goal Setting the SMART Way

Goal setting is a task that is often overlooked until the New Year, when people decide to set resolutions. However, these resolutions are nothing more than wishes and are far from what we would call "goals". Hence these "so called" goals have very little chance of being realized. Just ask any fitness club owner when the greatest number of sign-ups occur and when the greatest number of drop-outs. . .

Take Responsibility for You

A friend of mine the other day was telling me all about her problems and blaming God for all them. I did not say much then, but it got me to thinking about my own past. When I used to blame people and God for all of my problems. When I had my battles with depression and addiction my life was not going very well.I did not have many friends and the ones I had were not the best influence on me.. . .

Unleashing Your Millionaire Mind

How much do you earn?How much would you like to earn?Why the difference? And why was your answer to question 2 as low as it was?If, like more than 90% of the population, the answer to question 1 was significantly lower than that to question 2, then your beliefs may be limiting your true potential.As a therapist, I frequently hear people say things like “things like that don’t happen to people l. . .

Making It Stick in '06

Are you stuck with the same new year resolution you made last year? Are you tired of being stuck with the same old problems year after year after year? And I know you wonder what other people are doing that seem to be able to stick with their goals, aren’t you? Why not you? It *can* be you. They just know some things that you don’t, and I’m going to share them with you right now. Stick Wit. . .

Habits are Highly Effective

You're waiting at a redlight and the woman in the car in front of you absentmindedly continues to twist and twirl strands of hair with her fingers -- her therapy curl.You've just filled out an order form and the guy who is waiting for someone from the warehouse to get back to him impatiently taps his pencil on the side of the desk. Was there a musical accompaniment? There didn't have to be, he. . .